Ironing-board.



No. 824,091. PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

W. BREMER.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION IILED AUG. 25, 1905.

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WILLIAM BREMER, OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO HARRIS & COLEBROTHERS, OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

IRONlNG-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1906.

- To (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM BREMER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Cedar Falls, in the county of Blackhawk and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a' full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved ironing-boardwith sleeve-ironing attachment; and to this end it consistsof the noveldevices and combinations of devices hereinafter described, and definedin the claim.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein likecharacters indicate like parts throughout both views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the ironingboard, some parts being brokenaway; and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

The numeral 1 indicates the main ironingboard, which will be supportedin the usual way by folding legs (not shown) or by any other suitabledevice.

The numeral 2 indicates an auxiliary or sleeve-ironin board, which isrigidly secured to a C-shape bracket 3, which bracket at the end of oneof its prongs is pivoted to a bearing 4 on the bottom of one end of theboard 1 by means of a removable pin 5. The end of'the other prong ofsaid bracket 3 forms a foot 6', that is adapted to loosely rest on thetop of the primary or main board 1 when the auxiliary board 2 is turnedinto a horizontal osition over the board 1, as shown by full fines inFig. 2. That prong of said bracket 3 which is pivoted on the pin 5 isprovided with a stopl-lug extension 7, thatis adapted to engage wit thebody of the bearing 4 and limit the movement of the auxiliary board 2 toan approximately vertical position, (shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2,)in which position, it

- will be noted, all parts of the bracket 3 including the foot 6, areremoved from the said board 1, and thereby leaving the latterunobstructed and in condition for use. To strengthen the bracket 3, itsprongs are tied together by a cross-rib 8, preferably cast integrallytherewith. The auxiliary board 2 is directly secured to alaterally-expanded web 9 of the bracket3, preferably by means of screws10.

Simply by removing the pin 5 the auxilmoved from the board 1, therebyleaving the said board 1 absolutely free from obstruction and permittingthe same to be used as an ordinary ironing-board. When the auxiliaryboard is applied and turned into an operative iary board 2 and thebracket 3 may be reposition, as shown by full lines in Figs. 1 and 2, itwill be very firmly supported, and it is important to note that anypressure on the said auxiliary board will simply press the foot 6tightly onto the board 1 and will draw the lower prong of the bracket 3tightly against the pivot-pin 5, thereby taking up all slack or playbetween the parts and firmly hold t e board 2 against wabbling movementsin the ironing action. In view shaped bracket 3 the two prongs of thebracket are caused to embrace the end of the board 1 and are caused toclam the said bracket onto the said board wit a biting actionunder adownward pressure on the auxiliary board 2.

. The device described is of very small cost of the peculiar form of theso-called C a pivotally attached to a bearing on the under surface ofone end of the latter, the other prong thereof terminating in a footwhich is engageable with the upper surface of the main ironing-board,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM BREMER.

-Witnesses: r

ELMER W. HARRIs, A. GRUNDY

